Occurrence: 1899 – Aspirin becomes a registered trademark of Bayer. Still the best thing for a headache, in my opinion.

Irksome: An impoverished Michael Jackson held a news conference yesterday in London’s O2 arena announcing that the 10 farewell shows scheduled there for July of this year would be his last. The King of Pop uttered, by my count, 12-15 full sentences. The rest of the press conference amounted to, judging by the footage, a mostly adult-male audience screaming “Michael!” at the top of its lungs. Besides his brief statement, Jackson managed to bust out some impromptu moves and concluded the event by jutting his fist out in defiance (most likely aimed at his depleted bank accounts), poignantly staring at the crowd and blowing kisses, presumably at some of the younger members in attendance. People love to debate whether Jackson is still technically a member of the male gender. After watching yesterday, I’m inclined to debate whether he is still technically a member of the human race. At this point, I’m reasonably sure that he is the sole member of his own species.

Quotation: Damn, it feels good to disagree with the towering minds of the past. – A.J. Jacobs

Link: The Onion– Great site that makes fun of just about everything. Not a huge fan of the layout but the content can’t be denied.

Gallimaufry: Click HERE to listen to Miley Cyrus talk about how she is going to “ruin” Radiohead. Wow…Anyone out there want to explain the value of Twitter to me? I’m ready to listen…I’m becoming more and more embarrassed to be a member of a society that is actually debating Prop. 8. With all of the world’s problems, I find it unbelievably ridiculous that so many people waste energy on denying same-sex couples the opportunity to be happy…If you are looking for something to do this Saturday night, catch Ben Arnold at The Tin Angel. Showtime is 7:30pm…On a personal note, I would like to thank everyone for reading during the inaugural week of this blog with over 700 hits this week. I was hoping for 400. Keep coming back and remember to post comments. Let’s get some chatter started, people. Next post on Monday. Have a great weekend.